Milk-record-sheet holder



Feb. 20, 1923.

E. M. BEI TAN. MILK RECORD SHEETHOLDEB.

2 SHEETSSHEET l- HLED FEB- 6, 1922.

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Feb. 20, 1923. v 1,445,912.

E. M. REITAN.

MILK RECORD SHEET HOLDER.

FILED FEB- 6, I922. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Patented Feb 20, 1923.

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Application filed February 6, 1922. Serial no. 534,303.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,,,EDWARD M: Bnrrnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Webster, in the county of Burnett and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Milk-Record Sheet Holders; and I do hereby declar'e'the following to be a full, clear, andexact' description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which'it appertains to make and use the same.

of the States there are,at present,-dairy as I This invention relates to a recording device adapted to keep a detailed record of incidents in connection with a large number p of persons or animals. The device is particularly designed and adapted to'record the" quantity of milk obtained'from the in:

dividual cows of a herd. In a great many sociations and it is the :rule with, most of theseassociations that each member shall keep an accurate recordof the milk produced by each cow of his herd, which record is to be entered at each milking period. The keeping of a record about a stable or barn is, of course, a rather diflicultmatter if the record sheet is unprotected as the same will soon be so soiled by the dirt of the barn and the soiledhands of the person working'therein and be so torn and worn that the entries thereon would be undiscernible. i It is an object of this invention, therefore,

' I to provide a simple device for carrying and manipulating the record sheet as well as protecting the same.

It is a further objectjof the invention to provide such means which can be easily Inanipulated, conveniently read and one in which the record sheet may be easily and quickly inserted or removed, as desired. I

It is still another object of the invention to provide a simple, efficient and easily operated means for holding the record sheet in place. i

These and other objects of the invention will fully appear from the following description made in connection with the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer to the same parts throughout the difierent views, and in which,

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the device, a

small portion being shown in section;

is avertical section taken'on -the line 2+2 of Fig. 1, as indicated by "the arrows; 1

Fig. is aplan viewot the cylinder the comprises acasingl having its bottom, sides.

plate used;

Figs. 5 and 6 are, respectively, partial.

andendsot rectangular formand having a curved top portion l 'ihing ed to .the'frear siclelnear'tlie top therefof- Thistop portion, .7

as clearly shown -inFigJ2, overlaps the other portion of the casing, thus forminga tight moisture-proof closure. 'The top 'portion 1 hasadjacent the:v center thereof, a

narrowlongitudinal opening 1*, one edge of I r which is turned outwardly to 'formFa groove.

A plate 2 is secured to the top a short distance from this edge and is bent at one edge tobe spaced from the top to form an opposing groove. These grooves ,i'orm a guide channeladapted toreceive and hold in place a designating card or paper strip 8 which is thus disposed closely adjacent the opening The top l has also hinged thereto a p 1*. cover member 4; adapted to swing over and cover the openingl I The ends of the casing 1. are provided at a point substantially at the" centerthereof shafts 5, which shafts are threaded into bosses 6 extending through the ends of a cylinder member 7. The bossesf 6 have flanges 6 thereon disposed at the inside of e the cylinderends. and riveted thereto, as

.with openings forming .the bearings] for shown' i'n Fig. 2. The cylinder 7 is thus 'revolubly supported 'in the casing 1 and a rank member 8 is secured by a set screw orv other suitable "means to the projecting end of one of the shafts 5"and this' crank has a v handle portion 8 extending through its outer end,rthe inner end of this portion be ing enlarged-and pressed upon by a'coiled spring 9 'disposedabout the member 8 and carried in a chamber in said. crank. .The

inner portionofthe handle member 8 is of conical or pointed shape and is thus urged into engagement Wit-l1 a circular plate 10 rigidly secured on the outside of the casing end about the shaft 5, which plate has a multiplicity of circumferentially arranged and closely spaced indentations 10 with of the cylinder 7 adjacent the ends thereof" and substantially centrally of the opening T and a rod 13 has its ends resting in these bearings and extends lengthwiseof the open ing 7. ()ppositely directed wing plates 1% 'have spaced lugs pivotally'engaging this rod in alternate relation and also have cutaway portions at two points to accommodate coiled springs 15 coiled about the rods and which have their end portions extending in opposite directions in engagement with the inner surface of said wing-plates.

The edges of the cylinder at the opening 7" are bent inwardly to form a smooth edge or bead and the inneredges of the wing 'plates are urged by the springs 15 into contact therewith. The plates thus react against the rod 13 to hold the same in the bottomof the U-shaped bearings 12. v

The casing 1 is also provided on its top portion with a pencil-holding clamp 16 adapted to hold a pencil or other writing implement 17. y

When the device is used to keep a milk record, the designating sheet 3 will have thereon the name or number of each cow in the individual space indicated thereon, the vertical lines forming these spaces on this designated sheet 3 being alined with the vertical lines'on the record sheet 11, a-small portion of which will be visible through the opening 7*. This record sheet 1.1 will have the days of the month and has horizontal lines designating the a. m. and p m. milking times. In using the device, as. each cow is milked the milk will be weighed or measured and the proper entry made on the record sheet 11 at. the proper places. 'By having only, a small portion of the sheet 11 visible it is not necessary to locate the name or number of the cow and then follow the column down over a long sheet, as would be the case if the whole sheet wereexposed. The operator simply turns the cylinder to bring the space for each day opposite the opening 7 and the designation for the individual cow isthus brought closelyadjacent the place of entry and the chance of error in making the entry is practically eliminated. The record sheet is protected by the casing both from moisture and from being soiled by the dirt of the stable or the weenie hands of the workmen, it being notedthat the hands need never come into contact with the sheet, ei' eptwhen the same is placed on or removed -om the cylinder 7.

To place the record sheet on the cylinder, the same is properly located endwise thereof and oneedge folded around one edge of the opening 7 The wing plates 14 can be very easily pushed in by the fingers and after the sheetis in place, allowed to come in contact with the edgethereof, as shown in Fig. 2. The cylinder is then turned to wrap the sheet around thesame and the other end edge is, likewise, turned over the edgeof 7 and the wing plate 14.- allowed to contact therewith. desired, the wing plates 14: and rod 13 can be readily removed from the cylinder. I When the device is not being used to make a record the hinge cover-e swings over the opening 1* and the casing 1 is en; tirely closed and the record and designating strip entirely protected.

In the modification shown in Figs. 6. the parts 12 to 15 are omitted and a clamp 18 of the resilient metal is'merely pushed ov .r the edge of the opening 7 in contact with the recordsheet ,11 to hold "the edges thereof in place, the clamp 18 being formed with a projecting inner edgef18 for easy manipulation thereof. I

5 and i From the above description it is seen that applicant has provided an extremely sim ple and efficient device particularly adapted for use on dairy farms. The same can be inexpensively made, is very easily operated and will requirepractically no attention for maintenance or repair. The device is pref erably .made of sheet iron which will be suitably coated or painted to protect the same from the weather and from corrosidn.

it will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made in the form, details and proportions ofthe parts without departing from the scope of applicants invention, which, generally stated, consists in the matter shown and described and set forth in the appended claims.

What is claimed is: I

1. In a device of the class described, a revoluble cylinder having a longitudinal opening in the sides thereof, means forholding a record sheet on the exterior surface of said cylinder, comprising a. rod extending longitudinally across said opening, and springpressed wings pivoted on said rod and pressing against the inner edges of said. opening to hold the ends of the sheet which are folded over said edges.

2. A. device of the class described having in combination a casing, 21. revolvable cylin der mounted therein, said cylinder having a longitudinal opening in the side thereof, ll-shaped bearings secured to the interior. of the cylinder ends adjacent said opening-and substantially centrally thereof, a rod jourin said cylinder and extending longitudinally of said slot, oppositely disposed Wings hinged on-said rod and coiled springs on said rod engaging said Wings to hold them against said inturned edges and hold the ends of the record sheet therebetween,

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

EDWARD M. REITAN.

Witnesses:

BERTHA WAGNER. Esrnna BORGMAN. 

